Hey. My name is Sara. I’m 13 years old. I started s.i. in july of ’08. I have been s.i. ever since. I ‘ve gone to inpatient hospitalization 4 times and through out-patient programs 3 times. I’ve tried to be open to other people about it but they don’t understand. I just end up getting hurt in the end. I just don’t know what to do or who to turn to anymore. My parents are considering sending me to a 30-day program like the S.A.F.E. program. I hope to get better and I hope everyone else does too.
Hey Sara,
My name is Olivia, and I’m 17. I, too, feel like I don’t know who else to turn to. With me, SO many people have said “You can always come to me”, “I’ll always be here for you”, “I’m on your side”, etc… and I feel like no one has really meant it.
But, hopefully, through sites like this one, you WILL find someone who will be there and support you. And hopefully you know that I’ll be supporting you, too. : )
I wish you all the luck in the world with whatever step you choose to take with your treatment! Stay strong!
-Liv
The key to SAFE is in working the program completely and honestly. You have to do the work and you have to go for YOU, not because someone else wants you to be there. You must have the genuine desire to stop hurting yourself. You aren’t locked up and they don’t throw away the key — you go in voluntarily and you can only get from the program what you put into it.
I dream of going to SAFE, but cannot afford it right now. I’m doing what I can with the limited resources I have, but someday I’ll make it there and work the program. Self-injury will always be part of my life — however it is up to my (my choice) how much I let it impact it.
I wish I were 13 again and still looked (in part) like I did then. I encourage you to keep on trying to seek out help. Just remember the only person who can do this is YOU — no one else can make you stop/ “fix” you/ or cure you.
hi sara.i hope you get into the safe program and can be well. if u want to e-mail or anything, siggphish4@yahoo.com. best of luck.
Hello, Sara.
First I would like to thank you for commenting on my post, I was happy to see that.
Second, it breaks my heart that you are young and doing this. However, your vocabulary and overall way of speaking leads me to believe that you are much more mature than an average middle schooler. That is how I was, too. Sometimes that can make you lonely because you don’t feel like anyone can understand the inner-workings of your mind.
I also hope you get better, and I will definitely keep you in my prayers because a girl as young and smart as you DEFINITELY should not have to go through this. I hope that you get better, feel free to comment on my next post and we can chat through this thing.
Best wishes!
Taylor